1 set US #7/4.5mm double-point needles
Safety pin or split ring marker
Cable needle (a double-point needle may be used
if you have a set of 5; only 4 are used for this
project)
Approx. 12 inches smooth waste yarn in a contrasting
color (mercerized cotton works well)
Tapestry needle

GAUGE

20 sts / 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch

PATTERN NOTES

[Knitty's list
of standard abbreviations and techniques can
be found here]

Cable Back [CB]:
Slip next 4 sts to cable needle (or spare DPN)
and hold to back of work; k4, p1, then k4 from
cable needle.Cable Front [CF]:
Slip next 4 sts to cable needle (or spare DPN)
and hold to front of work; k4, p1; k4 from cable
needle.

Rib Pattern
[For size Smaller only: Worked
over a multiple of 5sts]Round 1:
[K4, p1] to end.
Repeat this round for Rib Pattern.

Third
Cable Round: Work as for First Cable Round.
Work 24 rounds in Rib Pattern.*

Place
Thumb OpeningNext Round:
Work 12[13] sts in patt, k5[6] using waste yarn;
slip these 5[6] sts back to left needle and work
them again, in patt, using working yarn; continue
in patt to end.
Work 18 rounds in Rib Pattern.

BO all sts in patt.

Thumb
Carefully remove waste yarn and place resulting
live sts on two double-point needles; there will
be 5[6] sts below the opening and 4[5] sts above.
Attach yarn and, continuing in Rib Pattern, work
the 5[6] sts on lower needle; using a second needle,
pick up and k 3 sts in space between upper and
lower needles, work first 2 sts from upper needle;
using a third needle, work remaining 2[3] sts
from upper needle and pick up and k 3 sts in space
between this needle and lower needle. 15[17] sts.
Work 9 rounds in Rib Pattern.

Loosely BO all sts; you may wish to use a larger
needle to BO.

RIGHT
GLOVE
Work from * to * as for Left Glove, EXCEPT work
CF instead of CB when working Cable Rounds.

Place Thumb OpeningNext Round: Work 32[34] sts in patt,
k5[6] using waste yarn; slip these 5[6] sts back
to left needle and work them again, in patt, using
working yarn; continue in patt to end.
Work 18 rounds in Rib Pattern.

BO all sts in patt.
Work Thumb as for Left Glove.

FINISHING

Weave in ends.
Steam block lightly if desired.

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

Cheryl
Niamath comes from an artistic family, lives with
her artistic husband, and works with a bunch of
scientists.

She lives in Vancouver, BC, and has a thing about
sweaters. She also likes fingerless gloves,
but that's not all she's designed. Just in case
you were wondering. Look for her new pattern
in Expectant
Little Knits: Chic Designs for Moms to be, coming
this Fall from Lark
Books.